On Tuesday, Advanced Micro Devices announced the AMD FX-9590, the first 5GHz microprocessor for the PC—at a time, unfortunately, when even PC enthusiasts care little about the processor’s clock speed.

The intent behind the restructuring is to bring its microprocessor and graphics technologies under one roof for future integration in systems and chips, said Drew Prairie, an AMD spokesman. Merging ...

Strong demand for Fusion chips helped Advanced Micro Devices take global microprocessor market share from Intel in the second quarter this year, Mercury Research said in a study released on Thursday.

Strong demand for Fusion chips helped Advanced Micro Devices take global microprocessor market share from Intel in the second quarter this year, Mercury Research said in a study released on Thursday.

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Advanced Micro Devices released new details on its long-awaited Fusion chips, which combine graphics and microprocessor functions into a single chip in a computing platform that will launch in 2011.

El Segundo, Calif., December 15, 2010—The world’s two largest microprocessor manufacturers—Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.—held their ground in the third quarter, with neither company able ...

Advanced Micro Devices kicked off its “Fusion era” today with the announcement that it has shipped its first chips that combine graphics and microprocessor capability in a single chip. Normally, those ...

A recent post of mine on AMD's near-term anti-Intel strategy linked up an interview with AMD CTO Phil Hester. Hester talked about coherent HyperTransport licensing, and how that fits in with AMD's ...

The showdown between leading chip supplier Intel and rival AMD dominated the semiconductor landscape in 2006, and, according to one market research firm, AMD came out on top. Intel suffered a revenue ...